You may feel like our petition is targeting you because we are asking for the minimum levels of insurance required by truck drivers be increased, we are asking for Electronic Logging Devices to become the standard as soon as possible, and we are asking for improved underride guards to be put on trailers.
These things do make your life more difficult. We know that. However, they also help provide safety for everyone on the road including you and your family.
Increasing the insurance does cost you money. But when an accident happens, it costs a lot of money to cover all of the damages a large, heavy truck can inflict. Often times, the minimum insurance doesn’t begin to cover those damages and the burden of paying them can be left on other agencies (including taxpayers) or even on injured people and their families.
Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) make it impossible to work too many hours, and that decreases driver fatigue. We understand that making a living as a truck driver is difficult and this causes some to make changes to their logs in order to make a living for their families. But this is dangerous for all on the roads including the truckers, who decide that it is their best option for making money. While the ELD do cost money, they also make it a lot safer for everyone.
Underride guards don’t directly make a difference for your lives. But, by preventing cars from going under your trailer, it will save lives and prevent injuries.
We understand how it can feel like our petition is going after your livelihood. But, the truth of the matter is that the system needs to change so that you can make a living while still keeping the roads safe. It is important that the roads be safe for you, your loved ones, and ours.
We are asking people to support safety by signing our petition. We respect truck drivers, and we are grateful for the work that you do for us. But the roads need to be as safe as possible. And that will take us all working together to reach that very important goal.
The Karth Family
In memory of AnnaLeah (forever 17) & Mary (forever 13)
If truck drivers can’t earn a decent living and the safety measures you are lobbying for… maybe the truckdrivers uUnion needs to demand a wage that pays more… like the fast food people demanding $15/hour. If no Union maybe they need to form one. Or all theses things need to come with manufacturing of truck before sale. Don’t let congress draw this out for 10 years. That is just letting corporations (that build trucks) off the hook. I’ll sign another petition for it to happen in two to three years.